DOL Guidance for Benefit Plans Impacted by Hurricane Harvey
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued compliance guidance for benefit plans, employers and...
Best Practices for Initial COBRA Notices
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) requires group health plans to...
Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangements and ERISA
Certain small employers have the option to reimburse individual health coverage premiums up to a...
Medicare Part D: Creditable Coverage Disclosures
Entities such as employers with group health plans that provide prescription drug coverage to...
Cafeteria Plans: Qualifying Events and Changing Employee Elections
Cafeteria plans, or plans governed by IRS Code Section 125, allow employers to help employees pay...
Implications of the 21st Century Cures Act
On December 13, 2016, former President Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act into law. The Cures...
DOL Form 5500’s Time-Intensive and Expensive Reporting Requirements Painful for Small Employers
Proposed regulations for revising and greatly expanding the Department of Labor (DOL) Form 5500...
Avoid Increased Penalties by Filing Annual Benefit Plan Reports on Time
Form 5500 is the annual report that group benefit plans use to report required information about...
